Month: November 2013
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The $5 Wage and Henry Ford's Secret Police
“He nearly destroyed his own company with his obsessive, brutal attempts to keep labor down. But now he’s a hero to the left! ”
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Venn diagram breakfast menu http://i.imgur.com/MKNed8X.jpg (via Reddit)
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I have a few friends that work at Levi's and one was telling me how after they get back from the break they'll be looking at the the designs for spring – of 2015. Makes me think of this video about Zara's distribution model where they can see something on a runway and have copies in stores 3 wks later. I probably share this with someone at least once a month. I find it completely fascinating and probably the model for retail in the future.
Beast File – Zara (HUNGRY BEAST) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhCM0F81vEg Meet Zara: the Spanish company at the forefront of Fast Fashion- where speed and disposability are the new black. Launched in 1975- Zara now has almost 2000 …
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How Parents Tell Their Children About Poverty (or Don't)
” It breaks your heart. It breaks your heart because it breaks your parents a little everyday.”
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A Hospital Janitor on Meaningful Work
“Do what you do, rock it, don’t look down on yourself or your position compared to others.”
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Why So Many American TV Shows Collapse in a Death Spiral
“All American TV shows have this issue with very few exceptions, and it’s because of the way TV syndication and funding works.”
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Arkham Asylum
“Ooo, an amateur Bat-Freak! How interesting. Tell me something ‘doctor’, what’s my sign?”
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DJ THERESA LIVE @ MATINEE BOOM NYC 10-13-13
Doing dishes to DJ Theresa – jump to about 11 minutes- 20 seconds to hear her at her best – love how she builds the samples. http://djtheresa.podomatic.com/entry/2013-10-21T07_25_10-07_00 DJ THERESA LIVE @ MATINEE BOOM NYC 10-13-13
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This Man Is Hilariously Live-Tweeting His Flight-and-Feud With The Woman in #7A (with images-…
A guy was stuck on the plane for Thanksgiving with a raving bitch in seat 7a. http://storify.com/EliLanger/this-man-is-hilariously-live-tweeting-his-flight-n (thnx Jerry) This Man Is Hilariously Live-Tweeting His Flight-and-Feud With The Woman in #7A (with images-… This Thanksgiving the Internet is thankful for Elan Gale- Twitter and the Woman in #7A.
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You Want To End This Once And For All?
Just started season five of Damages and HOLY CRAP. Also: If you've never seen the show- season one is near perfection. Streaming free on Amazon Prime. You Want To End This Once And For All? You Want To End This Once And For All?